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One day after the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban, Ashraf Ghani said a proposed prisoner swap between the Taliban and his government could not be a precondition for talks. (Image credit: Rahmat Gul/AP)

After two failed tries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to win reelection on Monday. But don’t be surprised if there’s another inconclusive result. (Image credit: Oded Balilty/AP)

China is the world’s largest importer of oil, and COVID-19 has led to a sharp drop in its demand for crude. That means bad news for Saudi Arabia, which needs high oil prices.

Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images China has taken the beloved Hugo-winning site offline amid stringent new internet laws. The Archive of Our Own (AO3), the Hugo-winning fanfiction website, is the latest casualty of Chinese censorship, amid a continued

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a landmark peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020. | Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP

Syrians in Idlib perform funeral prayers for Turkish soldiers killed in a Syrian government airstrike on February 28, 2020. | ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images The last 24 hours in Idlib, Syria, briefly explained. At least 33 Turkish soldiers were

The number of people around the world who have died from coronavirus reached more than 3,000 on Sunday night.

A woman cooks at a camp at Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on November 1, 2019. | Lexie Harrison-Cripps/AFP via Getty Images The policy was a major barrier to asylum seekers arriving at the southern border. A federal appeals court on

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence observe the dignified transfer of two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan at Dover Air Force Base on February 10, 2020. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images He’s taking the biggest step of

Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world.